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What's on the opposite side of the world from Port-au-Prince?

Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Port-au-Prince, Haiti 🇭🇹, home to about 2.00 million people, and you would surface in Indian Ocean 🌊, at 18.5430° S, 107.6620° E. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.

CityPort-au-Prince, Haiti 🇭🇹
City coordinates18.5430° N, 72.3380° W
Antipode coordinates18.5430° S, 107.6620° E
What is thereIndian Ocean 🌊 (open water)
Nearest landAustralia 🇦🇺 — 758 km (471 miles) away
Nearest town or cityKarratha, Australia — 994 km (618 miles) away
Distance straight through the Earth12,742 km (7,918 miles)

What is near Port-au-Prince's antipode?

Port-au-Prince's antipode is in open water, in Indian Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 758 km (471 miles) north-west of the nearest coast, which belongs to Australia 🇦🇺.

The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 994 km (618 miles) from the point.

Other cities whose antipode is in Indian Ocean

63 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Port-au-Prince; the 10 largest are shown.

Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (18.5430° N becomes 18.5430° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (72.3380° W becomes 107.6620° E). More on how antipodes work.

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